different between ferrule vs grommet

English

Etymology

From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *w?ros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh g?yr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh?ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh?- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??(?)l/, /-?u?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f???l/
• Hyphenation: fer?rule

Noun

ferrule (plural ferrules)

1. A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. [from early 17th c.]
   1. (specifically, climbing) The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
2. A band holding parts of an object together.
   1. A bushing for securing a pipe joint.
   2. A metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top.
   3. (billiards) The plastic band attaching the tip to the cue.
   4. (painting) The pinched metal band which holds the bristles of a paintbrush to the shaft.

Derived terms

• ferruled (adjective)

Translations

Verb

ferrule (third-person singular simple present ferrules, present participle ferruling, simple past and past participle ferruled)

1. (transitive) To equip with a ferrule.

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References

Further reading

• ferrule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• grummet
• gromet

Etymology

From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????m.?t/, /????m.?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????.m?t/
• Rhymes: -?m?t

Noun

grommet (plural grommets)

1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
2. (nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
3. (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
4. (surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.

   What do you over the pond skaterboarders ^[sic] say? Is there a global term to be used to label someone as a skateboarder? Does it matter? I suppose the only one you can apply widely is ‘grommet’.

5. A boy serving on a ship.

Synonyms

• (eyelet): grunyon
• (nautical): cringle
• (surfer, snowboarder): grom

Derived terms

• drop grommet
• edge grommet, grommet edging
• surgical grommet
• cable grommet
• grommet press, grommet punch

Translations

Verb

grommet (third-person singular simple present grommets, present participle grommeting, simple past and past participle grommeted)

1. (transitive) To insert a grommet into.
2. (transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
3. (intransitive) To apply grommets.

References

• Grommet in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.